Hat-pin protector.



L FRITCH HAT PIN PROTECTOR. APPUCATiON FILED SEPT. 24. Ian.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

INVENTOR Mex/w f2)? WITNESSES ATTORNEY LIZZIE FRITGH, 0F SCHABERG, ARKANSAS.

HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. a, rare.

Application filed September 24, 1917. Serial No. 192,989.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LIZZIEFRITOI-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schaberg, in the county of Crawford and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pin protectors and it more particularly relates to an improved fastening device for preventing the loss of the hat pin.

One of the objects is to provide an improved form of hat pin, and appropriate fastening means therefor, in such relation that the head of the hat pin combines with a portion of the fastener to form an ornament on the exterior surface of a hat to which the device is applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is thoroughly eflicient and practical for the purpose of preventing the loss of the hat pin, and which enables the wearer to employ a hat pin of no greater length than is actually necessary to pass through the crown of the hat, thereby obviating the danger which is well known when excessively long hat pins are employed.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is capable of being quickly and easily attached to hats of various styles and sizes and which may be quickly and easily detached therefrom, so as to apply it to another hat.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is not materially detrimental to a hat to which it is attached and from which it is removed.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is simple of structure, economical in manufacturing, and thoroughly practical and effective in use.

Other objects and advantages may appear to those who read the following detailed description and claims, in connection with the appended drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, shown as applied to a hat, said hat being merely indicated in broken lines:

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3, the fragment of hat which is shown in the latter figure being eliminated from Fig. 2: and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substan tially on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to these drawings in detail, in which similar reference characters correspond with similar parts throughout the several views, the hat is represented by the letter A, and is not described in detail, its specific construction being no part of the present invention.

The hat pin comprises a shank or pin element 10, pointed at 11 and enlarged at 12, the enlargement 12 being screw-threaded for engagement with a nut 13 of the fastening element which is somewhat in the form of an ordinary safety pin being provided with the usual spring coil 14, the usual point 15, and the usual hook 16. However, the fastening element differs from the ordinary safety p111, 1n that it is united with the nut 13. The fastening element is connected to a plate or ornament 17, which is illustrated as being angular in outline, but which may be of any preferred ornamental shape. Securing elements 18 are provided for connecting the fastening element permanently on the plate 17, being apertured for the reception of the back of the fastening element which comprises the nut 13. The elements 18 may be primarily formed as upstanding prongs capable of being bent over the back 19 of the fastening element. However, any appropriate fastening means may be employed for connecting the fastening element to the plate 17. The plate 17 is provided with an aperture 20 which registers with the screw-threaded aperture of the nut 13, being sufficiently large to allow the threaded element 12 to pass freely therethrough. The pin-tongue 21 is curved slightly, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to allow the pin 10 to pass thereby without interference.

The hat pin is provided with an ornamental head 22 which also serves as a manipulative element whereby the threaded portion 12 may be screwed tightly into the nut 13, so that the shoulder 23, of the head 22 bears and binds against the plate 17, and cooperates with the nut 13 for holding the pin 10 in its operative position through the lat.

I11 applying this device to a hat, the pin prong 21 is first passed into and out of the side of the hat, as shown in Fig. 3, while the pin 10 is disengaged from the nut 13. The fastener being thus properly positioned, the hat pin is next forced through the aperture 20, the nut 13 and the adjacent portion of the hat until the screw-threaded portion 12 has reached said nut; whereupon the user rotates the head 22, thereby screwing the element 12 into the nut 13 and forcing a portion of the element 12 through the side of the hat. Therefore, the contiguous fibers or constituents of the hat are forced apart by the screw element 12, against resistance, and said constituents continually exert a binding effect upon the screw-threads, so as to help the elements 13, 20 and 23 to prevent accidental rotation of the hat pin. However, such action is easily overcome by the hand of the wearer, in rotating the head 22, when desired to remove the hat pin.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device of this character which is extremely useful and practicable, and which it is believed will become popular and meet with great commercial success.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination of a hat pin provided with a screw-thread element, a nut engageable with said screw-thread element, and means cooperative with said nut for securing said hat pin removably to the crown of the hat.

2. The combination of a pin provided with a point at one end and with a screwthread at its other end, asecond pin crossing the first said pin, and a nut connected with said second pin and engageable with the screw-threaded element of the first said pin.

3. The combination of a pin provided with a screw-thread, a hat through one side of which said screw-thread normally extends in binding relation, a second pin extending in and out through said side of the hat and crossing the first said pin, and means cooperative with said screw-thread and with the second said pin for holding the first said pin against accidental displacement from said hat.

4. The combination of a hat pin provided with a head at one end and with a screw thread. adjacent to said head, a second pin crossing the first said pin, a nut united with said second pin and engageable with said screw thread, and an ornament normally disposed between said head and said nut and being cooperative with the latter for hold ing the first said pin in such relation to the second said pin as to tend to prevent displacement of the first said pin with relation to the second said pin.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LIZZIE FRITGH. Witnesses:

Mrs. C. S. JoHNsoN, BELLE Yons.

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Washington, D. G. 

